Saturday, June 02, 2012

Drabble Challenge

Every Saturday, I click on over to Rob Kitchin's blog (The View from the Blue House) and see what drabble he's come up with. Here is today's.

A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words. I have been dying to try one, but the incentive wasn't there until I thought you might try with me. So how about writing a drabble that alludes to one of these three pictures in even the most minor way. I thought of leaving the topic open, but I think that might be harder. Not sure.

How about two weeks from today: June 16th. As an incentive, I will put the names of all entries into a hat and send the winner whatever book of Megan's they'd care to read. (Don't have DARE ME yet). The last time I sent a book of Megan's out it had $140 dollars in it. I forgot that we put money in there after 2008. I can't promise that, but I will send a book.

34 comments:

I was more lost with the map than I was without it. Ssmartphones were supposed to keep you out of crap like this. I saw a show once where the survivalist dude smashed his binoculars to get the lenses out so he could start a fire. I don't need a fire, I need the binoculars.

But only if I can find the damned house before someone finds me. Which is ironic considering I was looking for people out here I couldn't find. Maybe I should give the money back, forget the job.

Another great one, Brian. You guys can turn them out so quickly and well. Mine, so far, sound like poetry-albeit bad poetry.I try to put a comment on there, Brian but I have finally reached a saturation point on how many passwords/sighins I can remember. I can't add comments on half the places I go now. An ebook would be great. And I wouldn't have to mail it!

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Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.